Adjustable drain board for wringers



E. C. ROCKE IADJUSQABLBDRAIN BOARD FOR 'WRINGERS Filed 001:. 30, 1922 JTTXS.

Patented July 5, 1927.

UNITED STATES PATENT orrics.

EDWIN C; ROOKIE, OF BLOOMINGTON, ILLINOIS; JOHN ROCKE ADMINISTRATOR OF SAID EDWIN C. ROCKE, DECEASED.

ADJUSTABLE DRAIN BOARD FOR WRINGERS.

Application filed October 30, 1922. Serial No. 598,039.

My invention relates to wringers and more particularly to drainboards used in connection therewith. I I

The object of my invention is in the provision of a drain board, adapted to be used with a wringer mechanism of the swinging type, said drain board being capable of suflicient rotatable movement to permit its use in the rinsing operation on either side of the wringer. V

Another object of my invention is in a spring tensioned locking means for holding the drain board in either of its desired operative positions and, means in connection therewith, permitting movement of the drain board to either of its positions with-' out other adjustment mechanism.

Other objects of my inventionwill be seen u in the following specification taken in con nection with the annexed drawings in which:

' Figure 1 is a front elevation.

Figure 2 is an end elevation partially in section, taken on the line 2-2 of Figure Figure 3 is a plan of my rinse board a its special mounting, said view taken on the line 33 of Figure 1.

I have shown in Figure 1, generally at A a wringerf which is merely formal and any one of the many types may be used. I have not thought it necessary to describe in detail the conventional wringer shown other than to say that it is made up of the ordinary roll members 10, and means, not shown, for I '.bination' with a wringer mechanism, of a ,drain board mounted therebelow. in the frame portion or" the wringer mechanism, a 85 operating said rolls.

Depending beneath the wringer mechanism are the bearings 11 and 12, adapted to support the ends of a rod 13, extending therebetween. A drain board 1a, of formal design, is pivoted upon the rod 13, by means of the depending brackets 15 thereon. The brackets 15, are securely attached to the drain board and extend thereabove as shown at 16. Through one of the brackets 15, are drilled holes 17, which are capable of alternative engagement with an outwardly projecting lug 18, upon the depending member 12. A coil spring 19 is securely attached to the rod 13 at 20, and at its other end abuts the inner side of the bracket 15.

The above mounting, as may be readily seen, tends to force the drain board toward the bearing 12, with the result that when the lug 18 is in engagement with either of the apertures 17 the drain board will be held in locked position. It may also be seen that when desirable to reverse the mounting of the drain board in order that the drain may be to the other side of the wringer, all that is necessary is to manually force the drain board against the tension of the coil spring 19 sui'iiciently that the lug 18 will disengage one of the holes and upon rotation of the drain board as desired, will engage the other, and again positively lock the board in the reverse position. Myspecially formed drain board, as has been said, is more adaptable to the so-called type of swinging wringers. The reason for this is evident in that in the several rinsing operations the clothes are 'wrung from both sides making it necessary that the rinse water be directed in the proper direction.

My particular means permits quick adj ustment of the drain board to an operative position that is locked against further movement and this, accomplished .by no other mea than merely manually forcing the drain board against the tension otthe coil spring and moving it to the proper location with len thwise, and apertures 17.

What I clam s,

In a device of tlie iilassdesglribed, the comrod member supporting said drain board in a slidable manner, bearings for said rod, a positioning lug on one of the bearings adapted to engage apertures in the drain board, and spring means anchored on said EDWIN GQROOKE. 

